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title: "The Renaissance Developer: Spec-Driven Development in AI"
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summary: "The Renaissance Developer workshop teaches spec-driven development using AWS's Kiro IDE to build AI-assisted applications with transparency and architectural control. Participants learn a repeatable engineering methodology that shifts the mindset from \"AI writes code\" to \"I define requirements, AI handles implementation.\""
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# The Renaissance Developer: Spec-Driven Development in AI

Description Are you ready to stop writing code line by line and start engineering solutions? Inspired by the vision of the Renaissance Developer — a modern polymath who blends deep technical expertise with architectural thinking and systems ownership — this session takes you beyond the theory and into practice. Building on the foundational concepts introduced in the companion presentation, this extended workshop challenges you to experience firsthand what it means to operate as a Renaissance Developer using Kiro, AWS's spec-driven agentic IDE to develop new apps, agents, perform tests, and inspect your security posture. Key takeaways Confidence in AI-assisted development — firsthand proof that spec-driven AI tooling is transparent, reviewable, and architect-led — not a black box.  A repeatable engineering methodology — the spec-driven development pattern (requirements → design → tasks → review → implement) you can apply to your own projects from day one  A mindset shift — from "AI writes code for me" to "I define what matters, AI handles how it's built" Prerequisites Laptop with: Shell command access to execute scripts Additionally: Registe the free BuilderID account ( https://aws.amazon.com/builder/ ) Speaker Senior Solution Architect @ AWS Before joining AWS 4 years ago where Luka worked as a senior solutions architect and an analytics specialist he spent almost 15 years in technical consulting implementing and architecting data and analytics products for various organizations.